{"id":156811,"date":"2016-11-22T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T17:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=156811"},"modified":"2016-11-22T09:03:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T14:03:13","slug":"6-things-post-abortive-women-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/6-things-post-abortive-women-need\/","title":{"rendered":"6 things post-abortive women need"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>

There’s a lot of emphasis in the pro-life movement on\u00a0preventing abortions. But what about women who have already had abortions? We have a responsibility to be there for these women, too. And there are things that can help post-abortive women heal from the trauma of abortion.<\/p>\n

1. Follow-up care<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s not exactly a secret that women who have abortions are forgotten by the abortion industry after the procedure is finished. Women hand over their money, their preborn baby is killed, and then they themselves are butchered…and then they’re sent on their way. There is no follow-up care to ensure that they’re healing properly or that the procedure was performed correctly. The abortionist certainly doesn’t care if the woman is having trouble afterwards with feelings of guilt, anxiety, or depression. Women can turn to a comprehensive health clinic<\/a>\u00a0or a Federally Qualified Health Ce<\/a>nter<\/a> to get the medical care or to a pregnancy resource center<\/a> for the post-abortion counseling that an abortion facility often will not\u00a0provide.<\/p>\n

2. Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women who are healing from an abortion need to be surrounded with people who will show them compassion and mercy. Many women grieve the loss of their baby, and they need people who will be there for them without judging them or being cruel. A woman needs to have a community<\/a> that will care for\u00a0her\u00a0and show her kindness — a community who won’t turn away from her, gossip, or retaliate in any way. They can help her get by, one day at a time, as she recovers. And they also must be respectful and understanding as she navigates the emotions that can be conflicting and overwhelming.<\/p>\n